Head band for headwear



Jan. 18, 1938. G. L. TABLEY HEAD BAND FOR HEADWEAR Filed Dec. 31, 1936Patented Jan. 18, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT f OFFICE HEAD BAND FORHEADWEARl tralia Application December 31, 1936, Serial No. 118,689 InAustralia January 25, 1936 3f Claims.

This invention relates to the head-bands used in headwear, such as menshats and caps.

The object of the invention is to provide a headband which is cool andcomfortable in use,

and is more effective than the conventional type of leather head-band inprecluding the percolation of sweat and grease from the head and throughthe band to the hat.

In order to fully describe the invention reference is made totheaccompanying drawing which depicts a preferred form thereof in variousstages of manufacture, and in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective Viewshowing the face strip and backing strip sewn together,

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view through the strips of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the construction of Figs. land 2, after folding,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the construction of Fig. 3,after the attachment of a sweat strip, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective View of the completed band afterfolding to nal position.

The drawing exaggerates somewhat the thickness of the various strips andfolds, in order to more clearly illustrate the construction.

The head-band includes a face strip I to contact the head of the wearerand which is formed of a strip of cotton-backed satin, or other suitabletextile material such as silk, silk and cotton, or rayon silk. This facestrip l is impregnated with a waterproof solution consisting of thefollowing ingredients, in approximately the proportions specified:

Parts Copal varnish l Mineral turpentine 8 Whitelead l Pigment if and asrequired o After impregnation the face strip I is dried an-d a backingstrip 2, of flannelette or other suitable absorbent material such aswoolen cloth, is laid on the right surface of the face strip (see Fig.l) and is stitched thereto at 3, along that edge which is the upper edgeof the band when in place in a hat. The face strip I is then foldedalong its upper edge, as shown in Fig. 3, swinging the backing strip 2to its wrong side, and 50 covering and concealing the line of stitching3.

The backing strip may be impregnated with shellac or lacquer to give itgreater rigidity, but as this treatment destroys its absorptionproperties, is not generally adopted.

As shown in Fig. 4, a rubberized fabric sweat strip 4, having astiifening core 5, is then stitched along the lower edge of the rightside of the face strip I, by a line of stitching 6 which also securesthe lower edge of the backing strip 2.

The lower edge of the face strip I is then folded to bring the sweatstrip 5 to the wrong surface of the completed band, as shown in Fig. 5,thus removing the line of stitching 6 to that surface, and providing anoverhang of face strip I which covers and conceals this line ofstitching.

The constructed composite band is then ironed to flatten the folds andto give a good appearance to the face strip. The complete band isinserted into and secured in the headwear in known manner.

It will be observed that there are no lines of stitches on the rightside of the completed band, thus improving the appearance, andminimizing the contamination of the hat by grease and sweat by means ofwick feeding through the stitches.

Further, the backing strip and face strip are not adhered together,except along their edges, which facilitates the passage of air betweenthese units for ventilation` purposes. The backing strip 2 absorbsmoisture and minimizes the passage of such moisture to the material ofthe hat.

The backing strip 2, though preferably extending completely around thehead band, may, if desired, be limited to that region of the bandadapted to contact the forehead of the wearer.

I claim:

1. A head band for headwear comprising a textile face strip to contactthe head of the wearer and treated with waterproof solution, anabsorption backing strip disposed on the wrong surface of the face stripand secured thereto adjacent the upper and lower edges of the facestrip, and a waterproof sweat strip secured to the face strip adjacentthe lower edge thereof, further characterized in that the face strip isfolded to overlie and conceal the row or rows of stitchingattaching thebacking strip and sweat strip to the face strip.

2. A head band for use in headwear, including a facing strip ofwaterproofed textile material to contact the head of the wearer, and anabsorption strip of fabric disposed on the wrong side of the facingstrip and secured thereto at its upper and lower edges, the upperportions of the facing and absorption strips being inturned in oppositedirections to conceal the raw edges.

3. A head band for headwear comprising a facing strip of textilematerial treated with a waterproof solution and having its upper edgefolded being folded outwardly and upwardly on a line located above theattached edge of the sweat strip so that the sweat strip is disposed onthat side of the backing strip which is remote from the facing strip.

GERGE LAWRENCE TABLEY.

